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020			_z9781847250384
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050		4	_aDG103 .H674 2009
082	0		_a306.90937
100	1		_aHope, Valerie M.
245	1	0	_aRoman Death : _bThe Dying and the Dead in Ancient Rome.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aLondon : _bBloomsbury Publishing Plc, _c2009.
264		4	_c©2009.
300			_a1 online resource (270 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aCover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Dedication -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations used in Notes -- Introduction -- The Roman Era -- Rome and Empire -- Society and Sources -- Life and Death -- Investigating Roman Death -- 1 Facing Mortality -- A Philosophy of Death -- Facing the Inevitable -- Memento Mori -- The Last Will and Testament -- Wills, Monuments and Memory -- Preserving Reputation and Identity -- Remembering this Life -- Conclusion -- 2 Death Scenes -- Life Expectancy -- Causes of Death -- The Deathbed -- Dying Well -- Suicide -- Bad Deaths -- Conclusion -- 3 Funerals and Feasts -- Expenses and Undertakers -- Preparing the Body -- The Funeral Procession -- Funeral Speeches -- Disposal of the Body -- Feasts -- Funerals as Spectacles -- Conclusion -- 4 Heaven and Hell -- The Presence of the Dead -- The Underworld -- Celestial Kingdoms -- Belief and Disbelief -- Ghost and Spirits -- Conclusion -- 5 Mourning the Dead -- Rules for Mourning -- Ideals for Mourning -- Consolation and Philosophy -- The Loss of a Child -- Widows and Widowers -- The Literature of Grief -- Conclusion -- 6 Commemorating and Remembering the Dead -- Cemetery Location and Organization -- Monuments -- Epitaphs -- Preserving Tomb and Memory -- Honour and Dishonour -- Conclusion -- Epilogue: From the Deathbed to the Afterlife -- Appendix One: Roman Emperor -- Appendix Two: Guide to Monetary Values -- Appendix Three: Glossary of some Funerary Terms -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aFuneral rites and ceremonies-Rome.
650		0	_aDeath-Social aspects-Rome.
650		0	_aBereavement-Social aspects-Rome.
650		0	_aBurial-Rome.
650		0	_aEpitaphs-Rome.
650		0	_aSepulchral monuments-Rome.
650		0	_aRome-Religious life and customs.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aHope, Valerie M. _tRoman Death _dLondon : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,c2009 _z9781847250384
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=5439816 _zClick to View
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